[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Medicine](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med) › [Early and ascribed compendia](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita) › [The Compendium of Caraka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka) › 6.22.21 # The Compendium of Caraka 6.22.21 Carakasaṃhitā 6.22.21 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.22.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.22.21) tīkṣṇoṣṇarūkṣabhāvānmadyaṃ pittānilau prakopayati/ śoṣayato 'apāṃ dhātuṃ tāveva hi madyaśīlānām// > Because of its sharp, hot, and dry properties, liquor aggravates pitta and wind; / and in habitual drinkers, those two very \[doṣas\] dry up the water element. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.22.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.22.20) - [Next: 6.22.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.22.22) - [Up: 6.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.22) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.6.22.21) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.22.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.22.21) · Pramāṇa